Microsoft will retire Teams-specific feedback policies, as Teams Mobile is the last remaining platform. Feedback policies should now be managed by the Cloud Policy service.
Microsoft Teams introduces per-user and group-based external domain access policies, giving admins granular control over which external domains specific users or departments can communicate with.
Microsoft is updating the Copilot setting in Teams meetings. Until now, Copilot started with transcription turned on by default. With the new setting, Copilot will start without transcription, and organizers must enable transcription manually if they need it for post-meeting insights.
Teams Virtual Events use SharePoint Embedded containers to store published video recordings. Microsoft has a built-in cleanup logic for these containers. In this post, I explain how the cleanup process works, how to identify these containers, and how Teams admins can disable video publishing if needed.
Teams has introduced a new policy setting that separates access control for town halls from webinars, giving admins more flexibility.
Teams is streamlining feedback management by transitioning to the Cloud Policy service. This change simplifies feedback processes by unifying all feedback entry points under a single policy.
A new feature for speaker attribution on personal devices is available for Teams Premium and Microsoft 365 Copilot users. The feature is enabled by default.
A key update is coming to a Teams policy: the MeetingRecordingOwnership setting will transition to default recordings being saved in the meeting organizer’s OneDrive.
New Teams calling policy updates will soon make call recording and transcription features accessible by default for new users and those on the unmodified host policy.
Microsoft Teams is updating its transcription settings in the global meeting policy. This change aims to enhance AI features and streamline transcription use during meetings.
The new Teams AI policy announced in September is available in the tenant. Teams administrators should note the default configuration.
Microsoft announces changes to the Teams policy for biometric user profiles. The policy will be activated globally from January 2025. Teams administrators should note the communicated changes.
App Setup Policies in Teams now support the pinning of meeting apps. Currently, only a few Teams apps support the option for meeting extensions.
Teams informiert über “What’s new” Nachrichten, und teils über Microsoft Konferenzen. Die Nachrichten können Teams Administratoren deaktivieren.
Teams ermöglicht neu das Hochladen von benutzerdefinierten Emojis und Reaktionen. Standardmässig ist es jedem Konto erlaubt für die Organisation neue Emojis hochzuladen.
Administratoren können in Teams für interne Konten die Teilnahme an externen Meetings blockieren.
App Permission Policies im Teams Admin Center werden in den nächsten Monaten mit App Centric Management ersetzt. Teams Administratoren sollten informiert sein.
Wie angekündigt hat Microsoft am 5. Oktober die neuen Teams Town Hall Events aktiviert. Falls möglich sollten Live Events nicht mehr eingesetzt werden.
Selbst mit einer korrekt konfigurierten Teams Update Policy kann die Möglichkeit zum Wechsel in Public Preview fehlen. Ursache könnte eine Anpassung von Mai sein.
Teams Administratoren können Collaborative Annotations neu über eine Meeting Policy steuern.